Where to find new music in Cork
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Specialist radio shows remain an accessible way to get caught up on broader events in Irish music - veteran Cork DJ Michael Carr oversees , Sunday nights at 6pm on 96fm, while RedFM’s (104-106fm) has been focusing on homegrown Irish music of all genres on the Sunday night slot for over two decades - catch that at 7pm on Sundays. Both shows are available for on-demand streaming online after broadcast…
is the home of music shows like , hosted by Orange Fettishes man Conor O’Toole, as well as Jim Comic’s , and a number of historical documentaries as well as the station’s usual weekly run of student-made programming - more info at https://www.ucc.ie/en/983fm/… Dublin broadcaster features Cork-made fare aplenty, including Elaine Howley's ...
National radio isn’t short of ways and means of getting caught up on new tunes… RTÉ 2FM’s (92FM) Dublin studios put out five hours a night of new music from 7pm til midnight from Sundays to Thursdays, overseen by and … Raidió na Gaeltachta’s (93FM) is at the absolute cutting edge of alternative music broadcasting, Mondays to Fridays from 10pm…
The state broadcaster’s Cork office also handles a good amount of music output, including ’s RTÉ Radio 1 (88-90FM) show on weekday evenings from 8pm to 10pm, and , usually overseen from 5am on weekday mornings on RTÉ Radio 1 by Cork’s Lilian Smith. North Cork man Ray Cuddihy also oversees the incredible , drawing connections between modern sounds and music tradition, every Bank Holiday Monday on RTÉ Radio 1. All of these shows are available on-demand at RTE.ie…
Podcasting has allowed for a wider net to be cast on different genres of music, and Irish Examiner man Eoghan O’Sullivan’s has been an example of the best of the medium’s capabilities, featuring interviews and audio from all corners of Irish independent music… Meanwhile, podcast is one of the definitive stops for the genre in Ireland, produced and released in Cork and hosted by Richie Duhig and a host of co-conspirators…
As far as the written word, this parish’s Downtown supplement covers the newest and best in local and national arts, as well as big-name international entertainment every Thursday and Friday… Our sister paper, the Irish Examiner, also covers music as part of its weekday arts coverage, Monday to Friday in print and all week online at irishexaminer.com - now available for as little as €5 per month for new subscribers… Downtown’s co-conspirators People’s Republic of Cork carries its comprehensive and frequently-updated gig guide…
National specialist media includes Dublin new-music recommender , Dublin-based , legacy music magazine and Belfast-based - now back in print and available for free from arts spots, cafés and other establishments monthly, with issue 3 recently putting Leeside trio Pretty Happy on the cover...
